Some strong lines in here Bob. The music in the background gives an ambiguous context, like in the film Burn After Reading, where there will be really intense music as if something big is just around the corner of the scene or even next shot, but the character is just making a sandwich & that is all that happens; there is this sort of jarring of contexts in tension with each other, which creates an interesting aesthetic, like the music gives the mundane importance.

I’ve been paying more attention lately to background music on the various shows I catch on radio. Some of it seems to be nothing more than background, but some of it definitely targets emotional responses. There’s much to think about…

i miss radio. The BBC has some great stuff, i listened to it all the time in England. But can’t get it in Korea. i listen to podcasts, which are good, but not quite the same as just having the radio humming in the background.